Highlights: NTT’s IOWN APN technology and Olympus’ advanced technology for endoscopes will be utilized in a demonstration experiment of a cloud endoscopy system that enables real-time image processing of endoscopes on the cloud. Through this demonstration experiment, the two companies wi […]
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TANAKA Holdings Announces Green Loan Financing for Construction of New Head Office Building
TOKYO, Mar 26, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), the pure holding company of TANAKA Precious Metals, announced today that it has entered into a green loan agreement with Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (Hea […]
JFE Steel and Hitachi Jointly Started Providing Solutions for the Steel Industry
TOKYO, Mar 26, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JFE Steel Corporation (“JFE Steel”) and Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, “Hitachi”) today announced that they have started to provide a solution (the “Solution”), which combines JFE Steel’s consult […]
La Banque Postale and JCB join forces to elevate payments experience for travellers in France
Tokyo, Paris and London, Mar 26, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – La Banque Postale and JCB today announced the signature of a partnership aimed at facilitating easy and seamless payment transactions for JCB cardmembers throughout France. This long-term collaboration will be rol […]
Fujitsu Tech Leverages AI and Underwater Drone Data for ‘Ocean Digital Twin’
TOKYO, Mar 26, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu today announced details of a technology that uses LiDAR and AI to acquire high-resolution 3D data from organisms and other natural features like coral reefs, as well as man-made structures like wind turbine infrastructure i […]
NEC develops marketing strategy planning & effectiveness simulation technology using generative AI
TOKYO, Mar 25, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has developed a marketing strategy planning & effectiveness simulation technology that utilizes generative AI to identify latent needs of customers and generate optimal measures. According to an NEC […]
Toyota to Open New Tokyo Head Office in Shinagawa in FY2030
Toyota City, Japan, Mar 22, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation will sign a new agreement with Keikyu Corporation in relation to the agreement signed in 2020 to serve as a joint operator in the development of the Shinagawa Station West Exit area. The new ag […]
Hitachi Selected as CDP Supplier Engagement Leader for the Third Consecutive Year
TOKYO, Mar 22, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) has been selected as a Supplier Engagement Leader, with the highest rating of“Supplier Engagement Rating” in 2023 by CDP, an international non-governmental organization in the environmental field. This is […]
Mitsubishi Motors Celebrates Production of 100,000th fully electric minivehicle
TOKYO, Mar 22, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that cumulative production of the Mitsubishi Motors eK X EV and Nissan Sakura electric minivehicles reached a record 100,000 units just after one year and 10 mo […]
JCB and AEON Credit Service Indonesia Launch the AEON JCB Precious Card
TOKYO & JAKARTA, Mar 22, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – PT JCB International Indonesia, a subsidiary of JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCB), and PT AEON Credit Service Indonesia have launched the AEON JCB Precious Card, targeting the premium segment and focusing on family ne […]
JCB Issues White Paper on Calculating CO2 Emissions by Payment Method in Japan
TOKYO, Mar 22, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Japan’s only international payment brand JCB Co., Ltd. (“JCB”) has issued a white paper on the carbon impact of individual transactions made using various payment methods in Japan. The carbon emissions were calculated by Your Arbor […]
NEC and NTT successfully conduct first-of-its-kind long-distance transmission experiment over 7,000km using 12-core optical fiber
TOKYO, Mar 22, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and NTT Corporation (NTT) today announced that they have successfully conducted a first-of-its-kind transoceanic-class 7,280km transmission experiment using a coupled 12-core multicore fiber(1), which co […]
Lifenet and Eisai Co-Develop Dementia Insurance “be”
TOKYO, Mar 21, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – LIFENET INSURANCE COMPANY and Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that they have co-developed Dementia Insurance “be”, a dementia insurance that supports early detection and treatment of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (hereafte […]
Toyota: Clarification of the Roles of and Expectations for Outside Executives, Revision of the Independence Assessment Criteria, and the Changes to Members of the Board of Directors and the Audit and Supervisory Board Members following the 120th Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting
Toyota City, Japan, Mar 21, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has clarified the roles of and expectations for outside members of the Board of Directors and the Audit and Supervisory Board (hereinafter referred to as “outside executives”) […]
Sales of Evolved GR Yaris to Start in April, While Purchasing Lotteries for WRC Driver-supervised Special Editions Start Today
Toyota City, Japan, Mar 21, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) announced today that sales of its evolved GR Yaris are to start on April 8 through Toyota vehicle dealers across Japan. It also announced the start today of accepting applications in its purch […]
Eisai Selected as a Nadeshiko Brand 2024 as a Listed Company Excelling in Promotion of Women in the Workplace
TOKYO, Mar 21, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has been selected for the first time by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) as one of the Nadeshiko Brand 2024, as a listed company excelling […]
Lexus Introduces the Next Evolution of the Lexus Luxury Yacht, LY 680
TOKYO, Mar 21, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The Lexus Luxury Yacht, LY 650, will take the next step in its evolution as the new LY 680 with some exciting, new enhancements. Starting from March 21st, 2024, orders will be accepted only in Japan through Toyota Marine sales offi […]
NEC and Tokyo Medical and Dental University use AI to assist self-care for chronic lower back pain
TOKYO, Mar 21, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) have developed a technology to support self-care for chronic non-specific lower back pain (CLBP) by using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze image and […]
NEC and Skyloom to Pioneer 100 Gbps Space Optical Communications, Transforming Global Internet Connectivity
NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and Skyloom Global Corporation have joined forces to revolutionize space communications with the development of cutting-edge optical communication equipment for multi-orbit satellite networks. The collaboration aims to commercialize and make available on the open market o […]
TANAKA Holdings to Relocate Head Office to New Building in Kayabacho, Site of Group’s Founding
TOKYO, Mar 19, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), the sole holding company of TANAKA Precious Metals, announced today that it constructed a new head office building in Nihonbashi Kayabacho, Chu […]
Mitsubishi Corporation and 7 large international companies join forces to sponsor the creation of a global e-NG coalition
TOKYO, Mar 19, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation has entered into an MOU with other large international companies to sponsor the creation of a global coalition, the e-NG Coalition, which is exclusively dedicated to electric natural gas (e-NG or e-natural ga […]
Mazda: Permanent Pride of Hiroshima Exhibition Opens April 27
HIROSHIMA, Japan, Mar 19, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The Pride of Hiroshima Exhibition Executive Committee has decided to set up a permanent installation for the Pride of Hiroshima Exhibition, an event that highlighted Hiroshima’s postwar recovery, current and future […]
TMF Collaborates with the Okinawa Prefectural Police Headquarters to Develop Accident Prevention Approaches Integrating Police Accident Data with Vehicle Data
Okinawa, Japan, Mar 19, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Since concluding a collaboration agreement with the Okinawa Prefectural Police Headquarters in February last year, Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) has been working to analyze police accident data, vehicle data (passenger […]
Hitachi Vantara Announces Collaboration with NVIDIA to Create New Portfolio of Industrial AI Solutions
SANTA CLARA, CA, Mar 19, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to create a new generation of transformational artificial […]
Nissan and Mitsubishi Corporation agree to explore new business in next-generation-mobility and energy-related services utilizing EVs
TOKYO, Mar 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore a new joint initiative in next-generation-mobility and energy-related services utilizing electric vehicles (EVs) t […]
Fujitsu and AWS will launch a new Modernization Acceleration Joint Initiative to enable customers across industries to drive digital transformation with fast and secure legacy modernization
TOKYO, Mar 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced an expanded partnership(1) to accelerate the modernization of legacy applications on AWS Cloud by launching a Modernization A […]
Nissan and Honda to start feasibility study of strategic partnership
TOKYO, Mar 18, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan) and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) announced today that the two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding under which they will begin a feasibility study of a strategic partnership in the fi […]
Mitsubishi Power Achieves #1 Global Gas Turbine Market Share in 2023
TOKYO, Mar 15, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), captured the top market share by megawatts in 2023 with a global gas turbine market share of 36% according to McCoy Power Reports data.(1) The co […]
Mitsubishi Corp to invest in TIER IV: Transforming regional mobility with autonomous driving
TOKYO, Mar 15, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and TIER IV, Inc. (TIER IV), a pioneer in open-source autonomous driving technology, are proud to announce MC’s strategic investment in TIER IV through a third-party allotment of shares. Through this inv […]
Hitachi High-Tech Launches High-sensitivity and High-throughput Wafer Surface Inspection System LS9300AD for Wafer Manufacturers
TOKYO, Mar 15, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (“Hitachi High-Tech”) announced the launch of the LS9300AD, a new system for inspecting the front and backside of non-patterned wafer surfaces for particles and defects. In addition to the […]